Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Sorca Clarke - PQ 10518-26
Deputy Clarke asked when the current pause in recruitment of physician associates is expected to be lifted. Read the HSE response.
From: Communications and public affairs
Published: February 2026
Updated: February 2026
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Question from Deputy Sorca Clarke - PQ 10518-26
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health when the current pause in recruitment of physician associates is expected to be lifted; when the physician associates review is due to be published; and the HSE CEOs plans for the recruitment and deployment of PAs within the National Service Plan 2026, particularly in the context of an under-resourced and understaffed health service.
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